Who would have thought there would be some good to come out of the i-Phone craze. It seems in England and Wales teens are more interested in sexting on the phone , then being with friends and socialize and then fall into a compromising position, leading to teen pregnancies. I cannot imagine finding more pleasure with a phone in my hand at home, more than practicing dating skills in person.
“Rather than sitting at bus stops with friends and a bottle of vodka they chat remotely.”Earlier this year new ONS figures showed there were 23 conceptions per 1,000 15 to 17 year olds in 2014, compared to a high of 55 in 1971. The estimated number of conceptions to girls under 18 fell to 22,653 in 2014 compared with 24,306 in 2013, a 6.8 per cent dip. A report published this week in Bolton, Greater Manchester, showed officials have seen a 52 per cent reduction in pregnancies among under-18s, with teenage conceptions falling from 50.3 in 1998 to 23.8 in 2015 per 1000 women.
It’s hard to believe that the millennia’s find more pleasure in a hand held electronic(so to speak) unit than actual contact. I guess in a way this is a good thing but in the long run not having face to face contact and friends seems a bit out of the ordinary? What do you think?